Food Systems Summit opening

The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment kicked off on Monday at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome with a high-level opening ceremony attended by over 20 heads of State and Government, and a strong call for accelerating action to transform global agrifood systems.

The opening ceremony was led by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and the Prime Minister of Italy, GiorgiaMeloni. The Summit will last until Wednesday 26 July and will see a series of high-level events, dialogues and side events related to transforming agrifood systems on topics such as food waste, climate change, healthy diets, partnerships, science and technology, indigenous people’s knowledge, and transportation.